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Jesus, the Expert on Prayer
Read the Gospel passages below, and write a summary statement or two about what Jesus tells us about prayer.
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John, Chapter 17: Praying for Others
Brainstorm personal family issues that are of concern to you as well as any issues that may be troubling your friends. Using the outline below as a guide, write a personal intercessory prayer in the blank space.
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Dilemma Decisions
A worksheet with tough decisions students may be faced with in their lives.
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Promises
Describe the kind of promises that are made in the following areas, giving several examples for each one.
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Getting to Know God
A worksheet for students to list the places they go to pray to God, listen to God, talk to God, and wait for God.
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Divine Providence
A reflection worksheet to help students get a better sense of God’s Providence in their lives.
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What Will God Call Me to Do
A reflection worksheet and class discussion on the video Gang Busters: One Man’s Mission to Stop Bullets by Creating Jobs.
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Family Life
A worksheet with questions about the meaning of the family, the responsibilities of parents, the domestic Church, as well as the influence parents have on their children in their moral and spiritual development.
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The Key to Happiness: Listening to the Teacher!
An activity where groups of young people are asked to take a look at Scripture passages showing Jesus ”re-creating” an older ethical standard according to a new standard of love.
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Podcasts on Prayer
A worksheet where students are asked to create a series of teen-friendly podcasts about prayer.
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Good Friday Intercessions
A handout that guides students through writing their own Good Friday intercessions.
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Understanding the Lord's Prayer
An activity to help students understand the Lord's Prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Pray in Good Form
A worksheet, from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide, to assist students in researching and presenting different prayer forms.
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Prayer 101 An Introduction
An introduction to prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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What Is Prayer
A worksheet, found in “The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth” Teacher Guide, that is based on students’ current understanding and experience with prayer.
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The Cardinal Virtues
A handout on defining the Cardinal Virtues and describing how a person who exhibits the Cardinal Virtues acts.
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The Ten Commandments
A worksheet focused on what the Ten Commandments teach us about living in right relationship with God and with our neighbors.
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Honoring God
A worksheet on honoring God based on students’ knowledge of the first three Commandments.
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What Makes Something Moral?
Two scenarios that involve people making moral choices. Students are asked to identify the object, intention, and circumstances surrounding the act in the scenario and indicate whether the choice is morally good or morally bad.
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World Religions and the Catholic Church
An activity where students are asked to research several religious traditions, complete a comparison chart, and then reflect on their findings.
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Could I Walk in Your Shoes?
A survey that will help students consider how difficult it might be to walk in the shoes of another person who may be quite different from them.
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The Two Pentecosts
A chart used to draw parallels between the feasts of Shavuot and Christian Pentecost.
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Vocabulary for Unit 5 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of several vocabulary terms and definition for Unit 5 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”